Tag: Connecticut

• The Birdcaged Candles of Litchfield County

  I was at the cozy bar in Torrington, CT.  My wife was in the next seat.  Since I had been freezing all day, I chose a seat away from the door and the window.  There might be a chilly breeze blowing through the closed window…after all, our hotel window had leaks as bad as a…

  patrickjegan

  March 26, 2015

  Blogging, Creativity, Everyday Events, humor, non-fiction, Real Personal History, Travels

  birdcage, candles, Connecticut, dog on a bar, Fairfield Co., irish bar, Litchfield Co., Torrington CT

• Pushing Chalk: Recollections on a Classroom Life

  Hey, teacher leave them kids alone. -Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall” 1979 “What is a rock?” I actually asked this question of my Earth & Space Science class of ninth graders.  It was probably my third year of teaching.  I was in a public school near Wilkes-Barre, PA.  There were thirty kids in…

  patrickjegan

  March 9, 2014

  Holding onto the Past, Memories

  chalk, classroom discipline, Connecticut, New York City, Pennsylvania, private schools, public schools, teaching